Bound to My Ex's Uncle

Chapter 6: Ice Queen, Loaded Camera

Evelyn didn’t remember unlocking her apartment door.

One second she was standing.

The next, she was on the floor staring blankly at the ceiling while tears slid silently into her hair.

Then she remembered her phone had been recording all night. With shaking hands, she found the audio file and pressed play.

Then came sounds she wished she could erase from existence.

Her own voice. Weak and breathless.

Pleading a stranger, who was answering her in that low voice she never wanted to hear again.

Evelyn cried even harder, clutching her phone like it could somehow undo what had happened.

She dragged herself to the bathroom. When she saw the purple marks scattered across her skin, she felt sick. She grabbed a rough sponge and started scrubbing hard. Her skin burned raw beneath the sponge.

Still, she kept scrubbing. As if she could peel the entire night off her body.

Somewhere between the burning water and the sting of raw skin, Evelyn stopped crying.

The grief didn’t disappear. It simply froze over.

Nathan thought he’d broken her.

Evelyn suddenly needed to see his face when he realized he hadn’t.

An hour later, she stood outside Nathan's penthouse building again. Yesterday, Evelyn ran from this apartment in pieces.

Today, she walked in emotionally empty.

She rode the elevator up, her spine straight and her mind clear.

The penthouse door was unlocked. She walked in quietly, following the sounds coming from the bedroom.

Loud, shameless moans echoed through the apartment.

"Oh God, Nathan! Right there—AHH!" Maya's voice carried clearly.

Evelyn heard Nathan groaning Maya's name in response.

She stood frozen in the hallway. After destroying her life, they were back in bed together like nothing had happened. With no guilt or shame.

The bedroom door was slightly open. With a steady hand, she pushed it wider.

There they were. Naked and tangled together, lost in their own world. Her fiancé and her stepsister.

Something cold and clear settled over Evelyn's mind. She pulled out her phone and started taking pictures.

Click. Click. Click.

She took photos from different angles, then switched to video. Her hand was perfectly steady as she captured everything.

Maya, who was moaning loudly with her head thrown back, accidentally turned toward the door. Her eyes flew open when she saw Evelyn standing there.

"AHH! NATHAN!" she screamed, scrambling to cover herself with the sheets.

Nathan, annoyed at being interrupted, snapped, "What—" Then he saw Evelyn. "f**k!" he yelled, diving under the blanket.

Evelyn smiled. It was a cold, dangerous smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Don't stop on my account. This is perfect."

"Evelyn! What are you doing?!" Maya shrieked.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Evelyn said in a deadly calm voice. "Getting evidence. You two were so confident yesterday, weren't you?”

Nathan’s face twisted. “Delete those photos. Right now.”

"I'd put some clothes on first if I were you," Evelyn said, still recording. "I've seen enough of both of you to last a lifetime."

She took a few more photos of their horrified faces, then lowered her phone.

"This should be more than enough," Evelyn lowered her phone. “I honestly expected you both to lie better than this.”

She turned and walked away, leaving them scrambling behind her.

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Seeing Evelyn walking away with the phone, Nathan saw his entire future crashing down. Pure rage took over.

"Get back here, you b***h!" he roared, jumping out of bed and pulling on his pants. He didn't even bother with a shirt.

"Nathan! The phone! Get the phone!" Maya shrieked from the bed.

Hearing their screams behind her, Evelyn knew she had to move fast. She ran for the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator.

Nathan burst out of the bedroom, chasing after her. His bare feet slapped against the marble as he ran.

Evelyn was already in the stairwell, taking the steps three at a time. All those morning jogs were finally paying off.

Nathan couldn't catch up on foot. He ran back to grab his car keys, his face twisted with fury.

By the time he made it to the parking garage, Evelyn was already on the street. He gunned his expensive sports car, tires squealing as he sped after her.

He spotted her running along the sidewalk and swerved toward her, his car jumping the curb.

“Evelyn!” Nathan shouted furiously.

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?!”

Headlights swerved toward her. Evelyn threw herself into the alley without thinking.

"NO!" Nathan screamed.

He slammed on the brakes, trying to turn sharp enough to cut her off. But he was going too fast. The car skidded sideways, crashing into a row of parked motorcycles and a street vendor's cart.

CRASH!

The car alarm blared as Nathan slammed his fists on the steering wheel. "f**k! f**k!"

He could see Evelyn's figure disappearing into the maze of alleys. He leaned out the window, screaming with everything he had. "Evelyn! You better pray I never get my hands on you! I'll destroy you completely!"

Her voice echoed back from the alley, calm and clear. "You already tried that before. It's my turn now."

Nathan wanted to chase her into the alley, but he was stuck. His car was wrecked, there were witnesses, and security cameras everywhere. With his grandfather watching his every move and his uncle in town, he couldn't afford another scandal.

Cursing violently, he could only watch as Evelyn and his destruction disappeared into the city.

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Evelyn didn't stop running until she found a main street. Gasping for air, she flagged down a taxi.

"Grove Street, apartment 4B," she told the driver. "And please hurry."

She couldn't go home. Nathan would look there first. The only safe place was Lena's apartment.

During the ride, she clutched her phone tightly. The photos and videos inside were her weapons now.

When she finally reached Lena's building, she practically ran up the stairs. Lena opened the door, her eyes widening at Evelyn's disheveled appearance.

"Evelyn! What happened? You look—"

Once inside, everything poured out. The drugged wine, waking up in a stranger's bed, the pain, the shame. Then finding Nathan and Maya together again, shameless and satisfied. Finally, she showed Lena the photos and videos.

Lena listened, her face growing darker with each word. When Evelyn finished, Lena pulled her into a fierce hug.

"Those disgusting, rotten bastards!" she cursed. "I always knew Maya was poison, but Nathan? I never thought he could be this cruel. He seemed so sweet in college. You two were everyone's favorite couple."

Lena shook her head in disbelief. "At least Maya never pretended to love you,” she muttered bitterly. “Nathan smiled in your face while ruining your life behind your back.”

Seeing the pain flash in Evelyn's eyes, Lena quickly changed her tone. "Forget them! You're safe here. Stay as long as you need. We'll make them pay for what they did."

For the first time since the hotel, Evelyn no longer felt helpless.

Nathan and Maya had finally made a mistake.

And this time, she had proof.